The Straits Times, 11 June 1932

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED M&AELY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AISD MOST /\f«/£\T/^L ISEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. SINGAPORE, SA^PAY, JUNE 11, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS. 20 PAGES. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      471 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England.) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. VKMNSI LAk AND ORIENTAL BaV. t'O. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore. 1932. KAKM A I. A <1,100 June
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      635 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Nsples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesborongh. Vessels. Tonnage. Dae. Sail. HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 June 16 16 t TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 June 28 19 HAKUSAN MARU 10,600 July IS 14 HARUNA MARU 10,500 July 27 28 I KATORI MARU 10,000 Aug. 11 It
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      489 2 MJRNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANB, SYDNEY AND MELBOUBNB Tie JAVA, DARWIM AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly eailings by the wall, known steamer MABELLA (7,865 tons) end the s.s. MANGOLA (8,852 tons) (Cargo only). Ths s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia,
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      411 2 THE EAST ASIATIC (XL LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 6323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore Penang. M.s. FIONTA June 29 July 1 m.s. ERRIA July 13 July IK m.i. ALSIA Aug. 10 Aug. IS bj. LALANDIA Aug. 81 Sept. 2 mis. MEONIA
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      1041 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINK (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship <„., Ltd.. and China Mutual (19.12) LTD. Steam Navigation Co, Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co. Ltd. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHIP CO, LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co, Ltd. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE Ltd. THE
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      447 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LTNB A FEW MORE REASONS WHY DOLLAR LINERS ARE POPULAR 1 The staterooms are the largest and most comfortable you can buy. 2 The cosmopolitan atmosphere of these World Liners insures you an interesting cruise. The ship is yours from stem to stern No petty shipboard regulations. s
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      612 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N.V. Eatablished 18S3 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000.000 f about £8,500,000). Paid up Capital Glds. 55,000.000 (about' £4,600,000). 'Reserves Glds. 29,190,007 (about £2,432,000). HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES Batavia Head office for Dutch East Indies. BRANCH OFFICES DUTCH EAST
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      410 3 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (Eatablished at Amsterdam 1824.) PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80.030,000 STATUTORY RESERVE Fl. 40,015,000 HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE, HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES •Bandoeng Hong Kong Rangoon Bandjermasin Kobe *Semnr.mf» I Bombay Wcltcvrcdcn Shanghai I Calcutta Mednn
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      702 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven word* to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 26 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will be accepted up to 10 a.m. on the clay of i^sue. A fee of 2." cents
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      835 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE I ExcrlreTrt -Bonrtl— Residence |8(V«-$90. Mod. Sanitation, garage. 11, St. Nicholas flats.. NEWTON CHANGE, 86, Newton Rd. Superior Board-Res. Reduced rates. Phone S4fi9. ROOMS PLATS at PRE-WAR RATES. Mod. «an. Call 2, Lloyd Road. (5 p.m. only.) HOUSES, FLATS TO LET INSTITUTION HILL bungalow newly renovated $80. United Engineers.
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      730 4 HOUSES, FLATS WANTED. THREr: RUROI'EAN BACHELORS desire furnished or unfurnished bungalow with modern sanitation, ahy district, entry July 1. Write giving full particulars 120, S. Times. GARAGE TO LET~ TO LET, Lock-tip Single and Double Garages with Syces quarters now available at Eastern Auto Co., Ltd., 09/79, Orchard Road. _WANTED._
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      414 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, ground floor, 18, Cecil Street, also offices in Stanley Street. Modern sanitation. Apply J. S. Nathan, 6, de Souza Street. MISCELLANEOUS For weak hearts, we advise you NOT to see FRANKENSTEIN. SWEDISH MASSAGE. Cert. Messeuse Mrs. King, 366, River Valley, Rd. or Phone 4609.
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    HARRY CONNOLLY.
    400 5 Tragedy of a Popular Boxer. Forget the Dempseys and the Cameras for a moment (writes Trevor Wignall) and spare a thought for little Harry Connolly, who died by his own hand, chiefly because he believed that he was losing his sight. After his fight at the Crystal Palace
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    SWATOW REFORM.
    156 5 Mayor to Clean Up The Administration. Swatow, May 24. It is reported that the new Mayor, Mr. Tek Tsun-tsoi, is making determined efforts to place the Municipal offices on a sound footing by tightening up the whole system of organisation. Instead of each department more or less carrying
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    DOPE RING.
    115 5 Elaborately Equipped Plant In Hongkew. Shanghai, May 25. Eight Chinese and a Japanese were arrested by the Settlement police following; the discovery of an elaborately equipped plant for the manufacture of morphine, in a house in the Hnngkew district. The police seized morphine, both crude and refined, to
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    GOAL-BREAK FOILED.
    96 5 Harbin, May 15. A number of Russians confined in a temporary gaol here pending trial almost succeeded in escaping from prison today. Apparently they had been working for some time and had managed to remove a large number of bricks lrom the prison wall. When the plot to
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      610 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Rooms with Modern Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water. TONIGHT ST. ANDREW'S HOSPITAL DANCE 9.3Q p.m. to 2 a.m. ADMISSION $1.50 MONIA LITTER AND HIS ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381 (10 lines.) GRILL Sunday, June 11. SPECIAL DISH ORPHFSTRAI Roast Sucking Pig, Sage LFKCHt&IKALi and
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      203 5 PURE SWISS MILK BERNA 20 cents. RAFFLES HOTEL Sunday, June 12, at 9.30 p.m. "MONIA LITTER AND HIS CONCERT ORCHESTRA." OVERTURE Ta-inhauser R. Wagner OPERA FANTASY "Manon J. Massenet INTERVAL SUITE "Der Nubl:i acker" P. Tschaikowsky (1) Overture Miniature (2) Daises Caracteristiques A Man-he b Dan.->e De La Fee-Dragee c
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    MISSIONS TO SEAMEN REPORT.
    2186 6 Record of Work Done for The Merchant Service. POPULAR DANCES. CHAPLAIN BOARDS 1,000 DEEP SEA SHIPS. In a letter accompanying the annual report and accounts of The Missions to Seamen in Singapore, Mr. A. E. Thornley Jones, chairman of the committee, wi it us The anticipation
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYED.
    201 6 The report of the European Unemployment Committee for May states that receipts to the end of that month since the fund was started amounted to $193,293, and the sum of $178,207 had been paid on relief account. There were 38 men in the Serwce Company and 57 in
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    SOVIET AIMS.
    163 6 Second Five Year Plan To Start. Moscow, May 25. The Council of the People's Commissaries has adopted an important decision regarding the organi?ation of work in preparation for the second Five Year Plan. The State Planning Commission must submit all proposals not later than Dec. 1, this year,
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    DOCUMENTS FOR HEDJAZ.
    161 6 Procedure Explained In Government Gazette. The attention of the public, says the Government Gazette, is invited to the procedure laid down r?garding the legalisation of writs and other le?al documents executed in the Colony and intended for use in the kingdom of the Hedjaz, Nejd and its
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    RUSSIAN WHEAT.
    50 6 Irrigation Scheme in Volga Region. Moscow, May 23. It is proposed to construct a hug* hydroelectric power station in the neighbourhood of Kamyshin to form a base -if irrigated fields for v/heat growing and thus help to eliminate the droughts which are so common in the Volga region.
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      42 6 Pre-Slump Production at Slump Prices WE CAN HELP YOU TO DECREASE COSTS for printing Magazines (Coloured or Monochrome), Posters, Memos, Bill-heads, Account Books, Pamphlets, or Visiting Cards. j voting i 'Phone us: CARD 5151 POSTER PRINTING DEPARTMENT, I I THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      64 6 Famous xvutn C^liattcrton S3ys "■^■:fii^g§gmj||||||||||gg)g%^g; "A successful close-up demands the very ;|^jj|jl Hkji£K|& smoothest skin. I ll^^l Ifii&a. always use Lux Toilet Soap." >'19| (Paramount Star) i^^l ds9ttssni^ SpBBHj iiiiiih to ff^ otlV £t3s? VC w '^K- Sl i «w -A- tT^ ujYli^ «.^r»^ wr v \'\f T/llLt^ ■b.^> jy§;
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      70 7 MEET MICHAEL AND MARY -TREY ARE DELIGHTFUL 'JKSj£sPr- Reservation- Phone U'HI.U **v3&4jj^; \T Ifc> LAST NIGHT MATINEE AT 3.15 GEORGE SIDNEY AND CHARLIE MURRAY IN THEIR GREATEST LAUGHTER RIOT "THE COHENS AND KELLYS in HOLLYWOOD" also SLIM SUMMERVILLE IN "LET'S PLAY" WITHOUT QUESTION— TONIGHT'S BIG SHOW COMMENCING TOMORROW MATINEE AT
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    203 8 Tin Price Improves In All Quarters. LOCAL SENTIMENT BRIGHTER. (I">y Oar Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday. Today's Prices Rubber, 4 13/16 cents per lb. Tin, 50 tons at $59 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubtt-r. London 1 11 I fid., unchanged. New York, 2 9/16 cts., down 1/16 ct.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    70 8 Noon, June 11. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Buyers. Sellers. Spot ..4 13/16 4V a Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers. June 4'/ 8 5 Juiy ..4 15 16 5 1/16 Aug. 5 5i/ 8 July-Sept. 5 5'/« Oct.-Dec. 5'/i 5% Tone of Market: Quiet
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    PRODUCE.
    164 8 Singapore, June 11. Gambier 7.00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 16.00 Copra 5.00 mixed 4.55 Sago flour, Sarawak 1.85 White Pepper 24.50 Black Pepper 20.50 Pearl Sago 4.25 m small 5.00 mediun. .i 6.00 Rice, Siam $160 to 191 Saigon $149 to 165 Rangoon $154 to 164 No. 1 of
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    AIR MAIL.
    36 8 Mills (loft London June 1) by the outward Dutch aeroplane from Amsterdam are expected to arrive at Singapore by the evening expresn today. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholdern at 7.:iu p.m.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        237 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5 5 Ayer Hitam Tin £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt
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        GENERAL.
        286 8 Issue /al. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. .00 100 Hammer Co. 165.00 175.00 il £1 Imperial Tobacco 3.12.0 3.17.0 1 1 Kinta Electric 0.25 -0.35 1 1 Malacca Electric Ord. 0.75 0.85 1 1 Malacca Electric Pref. 1.55 1.65 .0 10 Maynard Co. 6.00 nom. 1 .80 Malayan Breweries 0.20 dis.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        141 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 104 105 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 104 107 nom. Singapore Municipal 4\<> p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 100 103 nom. Singapore Municipal 4^2 p.c of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 100
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        197 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. •The fcbove rubber quotations are mostly only nominal. To-day's Fraser Co. i Price Lyall Co. Allenby ($1) Alor Gajah ($1) 0.15 0.30 i 0.15 0.30 0.10 0.25 0.15 025 A. Hitarn ($1) A. Kuning ($1) A. Malay ($2) A. Molck
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      196 8 Singapore, June 11. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 29/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 27/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 13/16 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 25/32 London, demand 2/3% London, T.T. 2/3 23/32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1,060 Hamburg, demand 173 New York, demand 42% Batavia
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      EXCHANGES.
      84 8 Rugby, June 10. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 9.07 Athens 570 Bombay Is. 5 15/16 Berlin 15.47 V! Brussels 26.03 Bucharest 6171/2 Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 18.30 Geneva 18.80 Helsingfors 215 Hong Kong Is. 3% Lisbon 110 Madrid 44 9/16 Milan 71% Monte Video 30 nominal Montreal 4.25 '/o New
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      SHIPS BY WIRELESS.
      65 8 The following ships are in communication with the Wireless Stations at Singapore Africa Maru, Aletta, Amur Maru, Bandai Maru, Baron Inchcape, Bintang, Borneo M'aru, Coblenz, Cowdenlaw, Hakkai Maru, Himalaya Maru, Op ten Noort, Paula, Querimba, Ryui Maru, Sumgiuaeppe Sol^n, Tennessee. Penang Africa Maru, Afrika, Be-n-doran, Boringia, Dalia,
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      36 8 From France by Felix Roussel due Singapore 10 a.m. tomorrow. From China and Japan by Africa Maru due Singapore tomorrow. From China and Japan by Nagato Maru due Singapore on Tuesday, the 14th instant.
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      TELEGRAPHS.
      12 8 Communication with Bangkok, Tunjrfong, Puket and ATor Star has been restored.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE,
    179 8 Today. Bangkok (Hafthor) 3 p.m. Ceylon, Southern and We«tern India (Hague Maru 3 p.m. Tembiluhan Indragiri fChee Seng) 4 p.m. Giambi (Toba) 4 p.m. Bengkalis and Bagan Si Api Api (Toboali) P-n. South-East Borneo (Blinjoe) 4 p.ia, Rhio, Billiton, Java, South-West Sumatra, South-East Borneto, Celebes, Moluccas and
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD,
    198 8 Saturday, June 11. Ships alongside Mm Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Alert." The Cable, Lch. "Dorothy," Marudu, Tobelo, W. Bt. "Supply." Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong I'anar. Albert Dock Jcrantut. Victoria Dock Tug "Pitho," I.ikMi-c Manibang.
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      242 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOI THE WEEK. Saturday. Jane 11. I H W. 2.5 a.m., 8 ft. 6 in., 3.48 p.m., 7 ft*4 in. Selannor Summer race meeting, First Day. "Twelfth Night" at Victoria Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Sunday, Jane 12. H. W. 3.8 a.m., 8 ft. 1 in., 4.40 p.m., 7 ft. 4
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    BUKIT PANJONG LIMITED.
    854 9 A Working Profit Of £727. The twelfth annual ordinary general meeting of Bukit Panjong Ltd., was held at the registered offices of the company, 481-4, Salisbury House, London Wall E.C'.z, on May 4. Lt.-Col. P. W. Parkinson, the chairman, said: The directors' report and accounts have been
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      SUNGEI BILUT.
      279 9 The directors' report of Sungei Bilut Rubber Co., Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31 1931, states:— After writing off $2,833.60 in respect of depreciation of fixed assets and paying debenture interest $1,700 the debit Laiance on profit and loss account for the year is $2,500.27, which is
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      S.V.C. ORDERS.
      70 9 Saturday, June 11, 2 p.m., Bukit Timah Ranire, "B" Company, Table "A".; 2 p.m. Karrer Km: ■;<■. "A" (M.G.) Company Table "Al. G."; 2 p.m. Siglap Camp, "E" (Chinese Company. Sunday, June 12, 7-30 a.m., Bukii Timah Hance. "B" Company, Table "A"; 7-30 a.m., Karrer Ranfre Siplap Camp,
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      THE DUSUN DURIAN RUBBER ESTATES.
      1132 9 Mr. H. J. Welch on The Outlook. The twentieth annual general meeting of the Dusun Durian Rubber Estate, Ltd., was held on May 11 in the council room of the Rubber Growers' Association, 2-4, ldole Lane, Eastcheap, E.C., Mr. H. J. Welch (chairman of the
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      THE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS.
      465 9 The following publications were bsued or received by the Department of Statistics, S.S., and F.M.S., during the period from May 28 to June 3, inclusive, and are available for public use in the Reference Library, Fullerton Buildinp, Singapore. Application may be inado by members of the
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      MENDARIS RUBBER.
      248 9 The report by the directors of Mendaris (Sumatra) Rubber Produce Estates Ltd., for the financial year ended Dec. 01, 1931, states A reduced crop of 1,734,828 lb. of rubber was harvested during the year. The average net sale price, including the estimated value of the unsold portion of
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      CHURCH SERVICES.
      605 9 ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.— 3rd Sunday after Trinity. June 12, 6.50 a.m.. Holy Comn. 7.30 a.m.. Matins; 8 a.m., Holy Comn. (Choral I 5.30 p.m.. Evensong (Choral) and Sermon; Holy Comn. on Mon., Wed. and Friday at 8 a.m., Tues., Thurs. and Saturday at 7 a.m. TANGLIN GARRISON CHURCH.—
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      MAY RUBBER RETURNS.
      121 9 Cheras.— s9.ooo lb. Connemara.— 4o,ooo lb. Foothills.— 24.6oo lb. Glershiel.— 6l,soo lb. Glenealy.— so,47o lb. Jalan Kebun.— 9,6oo lb. Kluan*.— s4,ooo lb. Kamnsan.-25,l. r .O lb. Kepontr Malay.— SB.972 lb. Kuala Kawrsar.— ll3.4oo lb., 1 13fi,000 lb.) Kuala Muda.— VUAU lb. Kuala Sidim.— l*2.slB lb. Malakoff.— l6s,soo
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      A CONTROVERSY.
      95 9 The Largest Ship to Visit London. Stories in certain newspapers, with pictures, have described the C.G.T. liner Lafayette as the largest ship to visit London. But the Red Star Line points out tjiat the Belgenland, of 27,132 tons, which is 2,000 tons larger than the Lafa yette^ has
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    SHIPPING NOTES. FRENCH MINIATURE LINER.
    717 9 SHIPPING NOTES. FRENCH MINIATURE LINER. El Kantara. BUILT BY BRITISH FIRM. While the El Kantara is by no ir.eans one of the largest 'passenger liners which Messrs. Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Ltd., have built, the vessel, which has given the highest satisfaction in exhausUve trials in the North Sea,
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    TO ICELAND.
    124 9 German Yacht on Scientific Expedition. An interesting arrival at Cow«s recently was the. 2C-ton auxiliary ketch Atlanta, owned by Mr. W. Sehalx, of the Lubecker, Yacht Club, Germany, with a crew 6f five Germans, bound for Iceland on a scientific expedition. The yacht left the Baltic port of
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    TO THE FORE.
    139 9 stances was shown recently when the Leyland liner Dakotian picked up the distress flares of the U.S. Coastguard patro' vessel, 400 miles south-east of New York The liner took her in tow, and message' were sent to the shore authorities. A number of cutters were instructed to
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      27 9 YOU CANNOT AFFORD SECOND BEST FOR HIGH YIELDS LOW COSTS USE PRANG BESAR'S SELECTED CLONES Full particulars from Manager: PRANG BESAR ESTATE, KAJANG, SELANGOR. Telephone, Kajang 35.
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    124 10 Singapore. A DELPHI HOTEL. Special Dinner and nance. ALIIAMBRA.— Charlotte Greenwood and Bert Lahr in Flying High. 6.15 &.16. Phone 6909. CAPITOL. Sari Maiitza and Hans Albert in Monte Carlo Madness. 6.15—9.15. Phone 5261-2. El'ROPE HOTEL. Special Dinner and Da nci. GREAT WORLD.— Wayangs, Cinema. Donkey Rides, Zoo, Skating
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    SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 11. 1932. THE NEW DESPOTISM.
    680 10 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 11. 1932. THE NEW DESPOTISM. The encroachments of Whitehall on the supremacy of Parl:am?nt and the functions of the judiciary have created a growing apprehension which has been voiced frequently, not only from the Bench but from jurists and publicists of eminence. It will be recalled that
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    367 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Dr. W. Ansley Young, of Klanp, leaves for Fraser's Hill today with Mrs. Young for a fortnight's holiday. Mr. James Rae, of the Chartered Bank, Kuala Lumpur, is taking the place of Mr. A. O. Small, of the Chartered Bank, Klang, who has left for home on leave.
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    A JOB WHICH NOBODY SEEMS TO WANT.
    1199 10  -  America in Search of A President. Alan J. Eidenow.) (By Th<- Presidential election takes place in the United State* in November next and, in this article, the curious fact is emphasised that, while there are many aspirants for the honour this year, nobody
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    671 10 HAWKERS AND TYPHOID. In view of the refusal of many people in Singapore to believe that food hawkers are a source of danger we give prominence to the following remark made by the Health Officer of Kuala Lumpur yesterday "It was shown again last year that
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      73 10 COLUMBIA RECORDS Theme Songs Tangos FROM "Monte Carlo Madness NOW SHOWING AT THE CAPITOL THEATRE, \\>»th the Soell of Montr Carlo (.Layton Johnstone) D 8764 Over the Blur I Laytun Johnstone) D 8764 'NVath Ihr Spell of Montr Cmrlo (Payne 8.8.C. Orch.; CBJ7B Over the Blur U'ayne 4 8.8.C. Orchi.
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      40 10 BUY ADVERTISED GOODS. Not all the advertising that is offered to the Straits Times is accepted. Every effort is made to safeguard readers' isteresta and ALL advertisers using ,ths Straits Times are, to the best of our knowledge THOROUGHLY RELIABLE.
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    NEW SENSATIONS IN LINDBERGH BABY CASE.
    699 11 MAID COMMITS SUICIDEL Guilty Knowledge Of Crime Alleged. COMPANION ARRESTED Identified As Man Who Took $50,000 Ransom. The Lindbergh baby rase has taken a new and sensational turn with the news that Vinle; Sharp, a maid employed in the home of Col. Lindbergh's mother-in-law,
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    THE GEORGES PHILIPPAR.
    37 11 Tomorrow's Sunday Times will contain a remarkable picture of the burning uf the Messageriex Maritime liner. Ueorgei Philippar. The photograph was taken at close ranee and shortly before the vessel made her Una! plunge.
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    LEWIS, LAZARUS AND SONS.
    286 11 LEWIS, LAZARUS AND SONS. Motion Heard in Penang Supreme Court. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, June 10. In the Supreme Court here today Mr. Palgrave Simpson, on behalf of Mr. Chung Thye Phin, applied for an order restraining Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons, represented in Penang by Messrs. Huttenbach, Lazaru.s
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    TIN SCHEME.
    115 11 Still Awaiting Definite Statement. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. June 11. It is impossible to get a definite statement as to whether Malaya has finally joined in the new tin restriction scheme, as the High Commisiorer is at lit- 1 Retiro. Penans;, and the Acting Chief Secretary
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    EXEMPT FROM DUTY.
    116 11 More Goods Added To The Free List. London, Jun? 10. The following have been addel to the free list of exemption for the 10 per cent, ad valorem import duties: unground, crude emery, mercury, argol. and other crude tartra'.p, gall i.uts and kelp. An additional duty 01
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    SULTAN OF PAHANG
    80 11 Expected to be Operated Upon Today at Pekan. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur June 11. The Sultan of Pahang is suffering from an abscess on the knee and it is expected that an operation will be performed. Mr. R. M. Dannctt, Chii-f Surgeon. F.M.S., and an
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    GREAT BRITAIN AND THE FUTURE.
    1140 11 necessary carefully to watch the situation and lose no opportunity of reducing national expenditure where that could properly be done. The Government had already taken measures which had prepare;! the way for a mpiil advance as soon as general conditions became favourable. They had taken
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    RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR CLOUDS.
    1905 11 Frontier Clash Feared. GENERAL STRIKE THREAT IN SHANGHAI. Nanking, June 11. The Government leaders have decided to commence negotiations for the resumption of Sino-Russian diplomatic relations. The North China Daily News this morning quotes a Foreign Office official that there is a likelihood of Mr. Eugene Chrn
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    MR. DE VALERA GOES TO LONDON.
    434 11 "Not Found Possible To Reach Agreement." London, June 10. The Irish population of London was fully represented at Euston Station early this morning to give a rousing welcome to Mr. de Valera, who has come to resume the Anglo-Irish negotiations started in Dublin by
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    CHILE REVOLUTION.
    204 11 Foreign Interests May Be 1 Safeguarded. Santiago, June 10. The financial regulations are encounttving opposition from foreign toveinmenti whose representatives, led by the American Ambassador, have pretested against the confiscation of fonjig.i currency deposits in Chilean banks akin will be repaid in pesos at the Drcvmlin.r ci based
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    VISCOUNT GORT.
    134 11 Relinquishes Command Of Grenadier Guards. London, June 10. A British colonel's cool courage while under fire ir. assisting in the lescue of nuns at Paoshan five years ago is recalled in connection with the announcement that Colonel Viscount Gort V. C. is relinquishing command of the Grenadier Guards.
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    RUBBER RENEWED IN FOUR YEARS.
    1533 11 What Mr. Birkemose Has Done. THE R.R.I. REPORT. Notable Result on Pahang Estate. How an area of abandoned and apparently worthless rubber has been made to give a yield of between 600 and 700 Ib. per acre in four years by means of forestry methods
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    "TWO RICH MEN FROM SHANGHAI."
    1499 12 Alleged Plot to Cheat A Woman. BIG BAG OF MONEY. POLICE COURT SEQUEL TO GAMBLING PARTY. An amazing case of attempted swindling, aptly doc-ribed ly prosecuting counsel a* an extremely clever confidence trick probably unparalleled in the history of local crimi. by two Chinese who
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    MR. C. G. CADMAN.
    109 12 Thirty Years with P. and T." In Malaya. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. June 10. Kr. C. Ci. Cadman, Engineer-in-Chief, I Posts and Telegraphs Department, S.S. and F.M.S., leaves Malaya on retirement j by the s.s. Ranch i tomorrow after more than 30 years' service.
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    K.L. WATER SUPPLY.
    87 12 Drinking from Tap Soon To Be Possible. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Knda Lumpur, June 10. Kuala Lumpur will soon be able to boast of an absolutely pare and adequate water supply," the Health Officer, Dr. W. J. Vickers, told the Re tary Club today. He added that
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    SIAM'S FINANCES.
    89 12 Mr. A. F. L. Brayne to Be Next Adviser. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, June 11. It is unofficially reported that Mr. A.F.L. Brayne has been appointed Financial Adviser to the Siamese Government in succession to Mr. HaU Patoh, who resigned over the gold standard. Mr. Brayne was
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    "CLIFFORD PIER."
    41 12 New Name for Singapore Landing Place. It is ntniourx-ed for general information that His Excellency the Governor has decide! thai the n.-v. ata to replace John»1 ton s l'it-r at pn sent undor construction shall be called Clifford Tier."
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    FEWER BIRTHS IN MALAYA.
    298 12 "Definite Decline" Noted In K. Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. June 10. Is knowledge of birth control spreading in Malaya? That the answer is "Yes" is suggested by the statement of the Health Officer iir. W. .1. Vickers, in an address before the Rotary
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    "TRIED TO EXTORT."
    315 12 Dismissal of a Motion To Adjudicate, Mr. Justice h Beckett Terrel held in favour of a submission by counsel for a debtor that because the creditor was trying to extort money, an adjudication order should not be allowed against him. The submission was made in the Bankruptcy
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    BACK TO PRISON.
    180 12 Old Timers Again Fall Foul of the Law. Found guilty of dishonestly retaining stolen properly belonging to an Inil-an woman living in Outram Road, two "old timers" Retram and Krishnasamy, wcr before Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, yesterday when sentence:* were passed. Retnam
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    MR. J. WRIGHT.
    76 12 Member of F.M.S.R. Staff Dies at Sea. Tl'c drath took place on board the P nnd O. Kaiputana on June 2 of Mr. .1. Wrip-ht, a boiler-shop foreman of the KM.?. Hnilv.ays at Kuala Lumpur, after a short illness. Mr. Wright, who was returning from leave, was
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    "FLYING SCOTSMAN" IN SINGAPORE.
    461 12 Trip From Australia To England. "The Flying Scotsman" and Edith arrived in Singapore yesterday afternoon and will stay until tomorrow morning. This is not the announcement ot a romantic elopement. The Scotsman is Mr. James Jixvod Weir, aged 23, of the Australian National Airways kdith is
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    "WASTING TIME."
    353 12 Judge's Remark In Bankruptcy Court. In the Bankruptcy Court yesterday Mr. J. Laycock objected to an alleged remark by ihe Assistant Official Assignee I (Mr. E. N. Taylrr) in the course of the! public examination of a bankrupt. Wee Keng Veow, to the effect that the petitioning creditors
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    SEVEN DAYS' RIGOROUS.
    103 12 Municipal Inspector Fails To Comply with Order. In the Baaltrnptey Court yesterday, on the application of the Assistant Official AE-ignc-, Mr. Justi'-o a Beckett Terrell coir.muu I D. M. Thomasz, a Municipal Dang^'ous Trades Ins|>ector, to seven day; i iiivrous imprisonment for the nonpayment of instalments ordered
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    43 12 Tcnjrku Ahdul M.jid, Deputy Assistant District OJBeer, Kuantan, e!' ev.. ;-.on of tap Hen. tie Tcngku Be.;a:, CM.G.,I P:ihan«, hr.s been quietly 'married in I ni"t,ap to Raja Pom, a i 1 ughtrr of Raja Ali bin Raja Haji Hassan, of Pulau Riou.
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    MALAYAN TRADE STILL SHRINKING.
    272 12 Continued Fall In Commodity Prices. Foreign imports, exports and shipping or the month ended Apr. 30 show that the volume of Malayan trade is still shrinking. The total imports of mechandise for Ihe month amounted to $33,093,205, a decrease of $4,540,820 compared with April, lim, and
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    ST. ANDREW'S MARKET
    129 12 To Be Held Again On July 1. The next St. Andrew's Cathedral market will be held at the Victoria i Memorial Hall on Friday, July 1 at I 4.45 p.m. There will again be 50 I stalls, and the procedure will be the same as at the
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    STERILISATION.
    98 12 Darwin's Granddaughter On Committee. I With reference to the British Wireless message in yesterday's Strait? Times announcing the appointment by the Minister of Health of a committee to inquire into the sterilisation cf mental defectives, under the chairmanship of Mr. Laurence G. Brook, chairman of the Board of Control,
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    JUDGMENT FOR $50,400
    126 12 Balance of Purchase Price Of Mining Lands. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 10. In the Supreme Court here today the defendant being absent and counsel being without instructions, Mr. Justice Prichard gave judgment for the plaintiffs, Tha!> Sakae Tin Ltd., who claimed $50,400 being the balance
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    SHOEMAKERS' STRIKE
    85 12 "Red" Agitator Bound Over In $100. The Young Hylam Red," l.cc Moh, who was alleged to hnve hcen one of the leaders in the strike at a local shoemakers' establishment in March thi.s year, was yesterday itour.d over in one surety of $100 for one year to be
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    54 12 li i.- hereby nctificd that in accordance with the provisions of Btetkxi 12 of Ordiarcc No. 15 (Inventions* Mr. Lion?l Cresson, of the Singapore Rubber Works Ltd., has been granted invention privileges in respect of improved manufacture of t'.rra-cnoutchouc blocks or slabs or sheets, for road ot floor or wall
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    COUNTERFEITING IN GRAVEYARD.
    534 12 Caught Red Handed By Detectives. The story of how two detecsHea watched a wily counterlciter and two of his alleged as.sistants busy on the work of changing halt' cent braxx coppers into siiver twenty-cent aisma under a tre* in a disused Christian cemetery, wss told to Mr.
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    SUNDAY TIMES.
    147 12 Special Interviews And Pictures. Tomorrow's Sunday Times will contain, ir. addition to the usual features and full reports of all Malayan Saturday sport, a special interview with Mr. Lester Mayr>ard, the American Consul-General in Singapore, who will shortly be leaving thr Colony. Mr. Maynard discoursed upon rubber and
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    THE KARMALA.
    137 12 On Its Way to Japanese Shipbreakers. After being laid up for a considerabletime and ?old to .Japanese shipfanakers, one of the last of the P. and O. "K" class boats, the Karmala, arrived in Singapore yesterday on its last voyage. Tl is under the contOOMtd of Capt. Mcßride.
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    58 12 The following have been appointed in connection with Ordinance No. l!»f> (Volunteer Force), members of the Adv sirv -Committee for the Settlement r.f Penr.mr: Tae Hon. Mr. 1". Simpscn, C W. A. Bennett, E. K. Chamber*, 11. V. Hughes, J. Inn.-, Dr. .1. E. Smith. Mr. M. J. Thornc. Mr.
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      GARRISON CRICKET.
      494 13 Heavies and Gloucester Regiment. Two Garrison League cricket matches were played at Tanglin on Wednesday. In the first the 22nd Heavy Battery R. A. scored a win by 28 runs over the "A Co., Gloucestershire Regt. Bdr. Adams of the winners was top scorer with 42. The 11th
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      S.C.C. CRICKET.
      191 13 Etceteras Fine Start Against Merchants. The Etceteras started well m their S.C.C. tournament game on the Padang yesterday, and claimed six Merchants' wickets for 66 runs in the hour's play. The Merchants, winning the toss, chose to bat, and R. A. Ashworth and E. J. Riche3 opened their
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    , INDIANS WIN BY NINE WICKETS.
    544 13 INDIANS WIN BY NINE WICKETS. Cambridge Beaten. COUNTY CRICKET RESULTS. London, June 10. The Indian cricket tourists registered another victory, defeating Cambridpe University by nine wickets, on the University ground. The Indians secured a first innings lead of 21 "i runs, when after they had routed the University out for
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    S.C.C. SNOOKER.
    32 13 S.f.C. snooker ties for Monday arc as follows:— A. 1). Baker vs. winner of Alan Wo re and V. J. L. Mayccr. V. P. r. Walsh vs. D. It. Harper.
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    MALAYA COMMAND WIN.
    1317 13 Johore Beaten. VISITORS MISS MANY OPENINGS. Malaya Command 3 Johore 0. The Mayala Command registered another victory in their Malaya Cup programme when they beat Johore by three goals to nil yesterday at the Anson Road Stadium. The game was fast though not so full of incident
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    DAVIS CUP.
    78 13 United States Win Zone Final. London, June 10. The United States won the American zone final when they eliminated Brazil by three matches to nil. Yesterday they had two singles victories. At Copenhagen, Japan eliminated Denmark from the competition by three matches to nil. Great Britain met Poland
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    SINGAPORE TENNIS.
    57 13 Tanglin Club Tournament Ties. Results of ties played yesterday in the Tanglin Club tennis tournament were as follows Women's Doubles Handicap. Mrs. Mallard and Mrs. Phipps plus 15 beat Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Davtes scr. 6—B, 12—10, 6—l. Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Mosley owe 4 beat Mrs. Law
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    73 13 Scrat things in Today's Events. The scratchings in tcday's races at Kuala Lumpur are as follows: Race 3. Kuttera and Gloster. Race 4. Golden Eve. Race 6. Hopaway and Bonny. Race 7. Black Auster. Race 8. Friendship Royal Property. Race 9. Erato and Boy Charlton. All engagements. Gloster
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    216 13 Saturday, June 11. Football S.A.F.A. Div. 1 Chinese vs. S.R.C., Jalan Besar Stadium Johore State Police vs. Singapore Marine Dept., Johore Bahru. Cricket S.C.C. Tournament Merchants vs. Ktecteras, Padang Indian Assn. vs. S.C.C., I.A. grd. S.R.C. vs. St. Joseoh's Institution, S.R.C. grd. Garrison League: 22nd H. Battery, R.A.
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    LEAGUE TABLES.
    311 13 Malays Head First And Second Divisions. The positions of teams in the S.A.F.A. League, at .present are as follows Firat Division. Malays 10 9 1 043 16 18 R.A.F. ..10 7 2 121 11 15 Gloucester .10 6 2 222 12 14 S.C.C. ..10 3 2 5 11
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    143 13 Women's Toursomes At S.G.C. Mrs. Stuart Clark and Mrs. Richardson defeated Mrs. Breakey and Mrs. Finlay by 3 up and 1 in the final of the women's foursomes competition at the Singapore Golf Club. Rotarians vs. Keppel. The following Rotarians will represent the Rotary Club in a match
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    GENE SARAZEN WINS BRITISH OPEN.
    258 13 Record Score for Four Rounds. London, June 10. Gene Sarazen, the American, won th* British open golf championship today at Sandwich with a score of 70, 69, 70, 74 283. The other scores were as follows Mac Donald Smith (America) 71, 76, 71, 70 288.
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    KID BERG.
    127 13 Outpointed by Boston Boxer. Chicago, May 20. Billy Petrolle, the "Fargo Express," defeated Bat Battalino in a ten round bout here tonight, outscoring him by means of a savage body attack. Battalino dropped Petrolle for a count of nine with a left hook to the chin in th«
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    THE WORLD'S NEED
    192 14 Care of a Severe Mother. Professor Gilbert Murray, addressing the annual meeting of the National Federation of Women's Institutes at the Albert Hall, said that no good ever came of setting men against women or women against men, but he thought that women were rather more accustomed
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    THE SELF-STARTER.
    60 14 A motorist told the judge at Shoreditch, E., County Court that he did not think very much of the self-starter of a car. He added: "The only way I could get the car to go was to push it down a hill. After a bit I got absolutely
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    SENIOR T.T. RACE.
    115 14 Nortons Take First, Second And Third Place. Rugby, June 11. Record speeds were made in the Senior Tourist Trophy Motor-cycle claas race in the Isle of Man in the presence of a vast crowd which included Prince George, who flew from Liverpool yesterday and was the gu«st
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    GIANT ENGINE
    94 14 Order from Russia Placed With British Firm. London, May 26. Russia is to have an enormous locomotive, but it will be built in England. The Soviet Government has ordered from a British firm what will practically be two locomotives combined with one boiler. It will have 28 bogie
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    PHYSICAL CULTURE
    38 14 75,000 Reds on Parade In Moscow. Moscow, May 24. A physical culture parade on an imposing scale took place in Red Square today. Seventy-five thousand members of physical culture organisations m Moscow took part. Tass Agency.
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    SOVIET RAILWAYS
    51 14 Moscow, May 23. The Government has decided to start immediately on the construction of a new double-track railway from Moscow to tho Donetz Basin. Tne length of the railway will be approximately 1,200 metres, and it Is expected to be finished by Aug. 1 n«xt year. Tass Agency.
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    1845 15 By OUR WOMAN CORRESPONDENT. London, May 4. WITH the season starting in earnes and the first Court little more thai a week ahead, pretty debutantes are find ing life very full. The elaborate coming out dances o: more prosperous days are, it is
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    This Year's Youngest Debutante.
    50 15 MISS ESTHER GRANT (above), daughter of Sir A. Hamilton Grant and I-ady Grant, is only 17 years of age and was the youngest debutante to be presented at the May Courts. Sir A. Hamilton (i rant is a former Chief Commissioner of the North-Weat Frontier Province.
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2928 16 A Morning With The Malays— The Only Happy People—Reflections In A Kampong— The Peasant's Rubber Trees— His Reply To Sir Eric Qeddes—A Vital Slump Moral Larger Holdings And Mixed Cultivation. (By Oar KnaU Lurnpnr Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 10. T spent last Sunday morning
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      1953 17 To Assist the Rubber Industry. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Since the announcement by th« British and Dutch Governments that it was impossible to enforce restriction on the production of rubber, the lirice of rubber lias gradually gone down to 5 cents per pound
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      RUBBER ROAD EXPERIMENTS.
      489 17 RUBBER ROAD EXPERIMENTS. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— May I beg publicity for the following BCttaa on the l'J3l Annual Report of the Rubber Roads Sub-Committee of the Rubber ffiiiaairh Institute of Malaya, which has just been published. There is very liitle that is new in the
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      181 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— For many years, after reading leading articles in different newspapers in different parts, I have felt a keen sense of inferiority and your leading arti le tonight under the heading What Wii: America Do?" has prompted me ij write this
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      183 18 and am merely writing in a sort of light and airy way. At the same time, I fear that your rather downright remark that Alfred E. Smith seems pre-eminently the man for the job of setting America, and v/ith her the world, on the road to financial stability will be
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      WILD LIFE.
      446 18 To tho Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— With reference to the paragraph entitled 1 1 iit iri^r Low in tho Notes of \he Day column of your is<ue of June 2, I am in a position to state that the comment thai Mr. Hul.hack had a bias
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      THEIR MAJESTIES' COURT.
      192 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, At the present time there is much grumbling in Malaya because the Governor and Hiuh Commissioner is alleged to spend money unnecessarily on various ceremonies, voyages in the Sea Belle, tind so forth. May I direct jronr attention to
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      THE HAP HENG CASE.
      142 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I shall be obliged if you will allow iih in point '»ut in your columns that jour report of t'u' aliove case in today's issue in so far ;i it refers to the matter Of Vendors' Agreement is
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      HAMADRYADS.
      215 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, About mx months ago, I read in one of your issues thi story of how an tx-polico officer escaped from being run down and bitten by a twelve-foot hamadryad. Ever since then I have buttonholed almost every old Malay whom I
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    P. AND O. EGYPT.
    169 18 Divers Blow Out Ceiling Of Strong Room. Brest, June 11. After years of disappointment and danger the Italian divers on the salvage ship Artiglio have succeeded in penetrating the treasure room of the sunken liner Egypt. The ceiling of the strong room was blown out yesterday
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    RELIEF IN U.S.A.
    85 18 Senate Approves Lending Of $300,000,000. Washington, June 11. The Senate has passe.l the Wagnei Relief Bill, sponsor. <l by the Democratic Party authorising the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to lead up to $:i00,000,000 to staUs for relief purposes It is also authorising further advances U .ailing two billion
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    MELVILLE DOLLAR.
    97 18 Death of Son of Captain Robert Dollar. Seattle. Wash., May 31. Melville Dollar, 52 years old, a son of the late Captain Robert Dollar, Pacific shipping magnate, died today of a heart attack at his home at Vancouver. B.C. He and his two brothers, Harold and Stanley, were
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    RED ARMY.
    55 18 Death of a Far Eastern Commander. Moscow, May 20. The death has occurred of the Red Army Commander S. S. Vostecov, who took a prominent part in the struggle with White Russians in the Far East. He occupied the city of Spassk when th«; forces of General Diethrichs
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      491 18 I Annual Sports at Jalan Besar Stadium. A large crowd attended the annual athletic sports of St. Anthony's School at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Mrs. C. G. Coleman, wife of the Inspector of Schools, distributed tho prizes. The following were the results: 100 Yards A: Goh
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      U.S. SUCCESS.
      241 18 British Women Be Men In Golf Match. Londo.ji, May 21. The United States won ttsjj first official Anglo-American Women's jolf match by five matcher to three, onej -.natch being halved, at Wentworth. The feature of the day was the third meeting between the Tamou.- Joyce Wethered and Mrs.
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      U.S. BASEBALL.
      129 18 Results of Yesterday's Games. New York, June 10. T'iflay's baseball results were National League. N'rv; York 4 Cincinnati 3 Herman a home run. r*»ston 2 St. Louis 1 Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 5 Paul Waner a home run. I Brooklyn 4 Chicago 3 Hemsley a home run. American League.
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    TYRANNY OF LANG i REGIME.
    1001 19 Real Crisis In N.S.W. WHY THE GOVERNOR INTERVENED. London, May 14. The dismissal of Mr. Lang by the Governor of New South Wales may be the end of the Lang conflict; perhaps it is only the beginning. At the moment nobody can tell. But this
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    A DICTATOR FOR THE RUBBER TRADE.
    694 19 American Manufacturers' Suggestion. Unconfirmed reports of a plan to revitalise the rubber industry were given credence in the Press notices that at a luncheon meeting of leading executives in the industry and financial interests a proposal was discussed to create a "czar" or dictatorship
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    CAT THAT KNEW 200 WORDS.
    528 19 She Wore An Apron And Did Housework. London, May 15. The most intelligent, affectionate, and bravest cat in the world has just died. She knew 200 words. She was a Siamese called Peri-Nymp-sie, and she belonged to Miss L. Norris who lives alone in a
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    DAYLIGHT SAVING
    153 19 May be Introduced In Shanghai. In Shanghai the' agitation for daylight saving which would entail turning the clock back one hour during the summer months, is gaining momentum with th approach of summer- It was learned recently that the Shanghai Municipal Council has seriously been considering asking the
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